The Power of Storytelling-Ebook

I decided to conduct a Story Blogathon in May 2013 to
demonstrate the power of storytelling in general and storytelling for personal
branding in particular. The stories received were highly inspiring, shared the
hearts of the contributors and I felt the need to compile them into an e-book.

20 entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs from across the world, share their stories of struggles and victories, how they learnt an important lesson
of life or how they used social media and personal branding for business/career
growth.

The Power of
Storytelling

Recently I was asked to introduce myself at an event and I
told, “As a child I was fond of storytelling and as a student, I was passionate
about branding. And one fine day, I realised that storytelling is the most
powerful branding tool, be it people, products or companies.” OMG, even while
introducing myself, I was telling a story. Stories were probably always in my
blood.

Though right from the beginning of my personal branding
journey, I was doing storytelling (unconsciously, without realizing its power),
of late I have become a consciously passionate storyteller.

Stories can be told in a single line and anecdote or can
take the shape of a novel or even a series. Stories
stay in our mind or memory and also help us attract
more customers . And as Maya Angelou rightly says, “There is no
greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” But remember there may
be many a twist in the stories.

Dr Amit Nagpal is a Personal Branding Consultant and Mega Success Coach. He is based in New Delhi, India and specializes in personal branding with a holistic touch. His philosophy is, "Enlarge as a Human Being, Excel as a Social Media Being and Evolve as a Personal Brand"

To know more about Dr Nagpal, visit www.dramitnagpal.com. Contact for personal branding/social media speaking/training/coaching. If you have doubts about the power of personal branding through storytelling on social media, connect with Dr Nagpal, on Linkedin or Twitter and see for yourself.

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